Autographic register



G. J. NETH AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Aug. 25, 1931. I

Filed July 24 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 650K655 I NETH,

' V ATTORNEY.

Aug. 25, 1931.

G'. J. NETH AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed July 24 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 3Aug. 25,1931. G. J. NETH 'AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Ju ly 24, 1925 4Sheets-Sheet 4 INvENTOR qEokqE J/VETH, W w

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' My invention relates to autographic reg-v isters. 7. l a It is theobject of my invention toprovide an autographic register 'containing theusual plurality oi sheets which are ejected from;

, the register and realigned'at the end of each ejectingaoperation. 'w

mentfor alignmenfland for final'ej ection, of tickets or formsiri'espective of the zlengt ejected by the machine; r a a It is myobject to provide a standardmechanism which ma'y be sim'ply variedfor-varying lengths of tickets or forms by changing the gearingactuating the ejecting rollers.

I register in aligned and duction and standardization.

Otherwise the mechanism remains the same and it isther'e'fore capable ofquantity pro- "It-is myobject to provide an autographic which may heoperated at any de sired speed, which realigns the sheets'after" eachwritingoperation and places the sheets clamped condition forwritingfjiist prior to the writing operation so. that there may "he noaccumulated error due r to the sheets'getting slightly ontfpf alignment'as any s'uch ',condition is "corrected 'during each cycle ofoperations.

Referring to thedrmwingsrjj f I Figure 1 is a ski elevat'on' of thecomplete register; J v 1 Figure 2 is a section on the line 2,-2 of k I LI l Figure 3' is a section' on the-line 35-3 of Figure 4 '.Fig e e s a'pla-Ii viewof here gisten with.

h W ing ab ebr ken aw y and the Gov-i ers removed. and lifted r igurev:51; is a section on Eigure 9;

the lii for Figur '6 is, a pf sr i e' 9 reciprocate Vertically; I

'3 "-4 end- 5- designate the side. walls of-the which onto, ACQBPQRATIO1\T OE o' Io nn'rOG-RAPH IC meme 1925. sem Na 453d the Camand'cam plate 1138a toguide thepin frame'in its movement;

- Figured is a s' ection on theline Eigure hc EFigure'Q 1s ai sectionline of;

Flgure 4 jFigure lO is fa View similar to Figure'9,. f

showingiin detailithe'position of the pins during s the in aligning 1operation with the rollers $P part; and s v I Y F gure ll is adetailview of thenpwardly Figure 7 is a section'on the line 7 -7 of 5projecting side wall lugs, Ish owingthe' a-r-.

rangement-for allowing-V the upper roller to Figure 12 is aidetailisectional"view on the 1 V 1Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 is thebase of a register. having endwalls-2 and regi'sltergitv In these sidewalls the shafts 6 are journalled forv supporting the pap'errolls 7; Onthe top of the register is hingedacover 8 having an; enlargedtransversely disposed casing 9vabov'e the'general level of the cover,

' the forwardend of whieh'termina-tes'infin gers 10 which are engagedlbythe lugs 1170f tend dx forwardlyas at 13 andare provided with slots 14'for reeeivingvthe ends of the shaft of the uppenroller 16 so thatitheroller may move upwardly and 'downwardly. This roller. is pressed inengagement with the lowerroller, if-desired, by a spring 17 A handlel8is' provided for a'ctuatingthe register, Which handle islimited in itsmovethe forward sliding cover .12;for holding the 7 cover in position.-The' sidewalls are ex- '-The writing cover is provided with the usualfwr tlng opening not shown.

ment' at-theend of each cycle by the movable 'may be. utilized whetherit is a stop '19, pivoted at 20 on the side wallt ofthe' register.jItwill henn'derstood that-any stop,

p part ofthe; chandle 'ora pa-rtof the register-.. v{Ihe handleismounteduponthe' handle shaft '21 which is jonrnall ed in-thesid-e 'walls'of theregister.

shaftjcarries -at.'.either end-cams 22: areq adapted, to lift. the arms23 1 on.

This

ith rs de. of thei egi te wh ch ar hea ed.

of the register. The gear 36 operates the the cam55 between the rolls 16and 24 for spreading them by lifting the upper roller 16. These arms 23are pivoted at 25 on the side walls of the register and are so arrangedthat they proceed forwardly to a point adjacent the rollers where theyare curved upwardly and then forwardly, terminating in a projectingforward end 26. This end is engaged by a sliding plate 27 which hasslots 28 and pins 29 therein, which pins are carried by the side wall ofthe register. The lower end of the plate 27 is formed with a foot 30which rests upon a cam rod 31 which has a flat face 32 on one portion ofits periphery. When this rod is rotated the plate 27 is lifted which inturn lifts the end 26 of the lever 23. This arrangement is provided foron both sides so that both levers are simultaneously elevated with theresult that the roller is elevated and maintained inelevated position aslong as desired during the adjustment of the machine or the loading ofit with paper.

Returning to the handle shaft 21, mounted on this shaft is a mainactuating gear 33. This actuating gear meshes with a pinion 34 mountedon a stub shaft 35in the inside of the register. This pinion in turnmeshes With the gear 36 mounted on the lower roller shaft 37 which isjournalled in the side wall gear 38 on the upper roller 16. The gear 38is mounted on the shaft 15 of the upper roller. Similar gears 36 and 38are found on both ends of the roller shafts so that the rollers turn inunison. These rollers are knurled at their central portions and areprovided with cut away slots or grooves 39 and 40 to accommodate thepins 41 as will be hereinafter pointed out. The shaft 21 also carries agear 42 which meshes with a gear 43 on a shaft 44. This shaft issupported on plates 45 which are also supported on the handle shaft 21and a transverse rod carried in the side walls of the registerdesignated 46. ()n

- the ends of the shaft 44 are plates 47 on the margins of which arelocated studs 48 for the pivotal mounting of the pitmen 49. Each pitmancarries at its outer end a cam follower pin50. On this pin is alsomounted. the arm 51 which is connected to the pin frame 52.

The pitman, 49 is an arched member so that it will clear the shaft 21.The pin 50 travels in the cam slot 53 formed by the aperture 54 in theplate 45 and the cam member 55 carried'on the cam plate 56 which formsthe back of the slot. This cam plate is pivoted at 57 to 'the plate 45.The pin 50 travels in the slot in the direction of the arrow during theoperation of the pin frame starting from the,

point designated 58 and returning to that point. When it returns to thatpoint it must pass bythe gate 59 of the cam, thereby lifting and the camplate 56 about its pivotal point 57. As the pin 50 rides up on the camface 60 the pin frame 52 is carried upwardly at its pin end. As the pin50 travels on the horizontal surface 61, the pins 41 being in engagementwith the paper, move the paper forwardly to the last step in the stroke,delivering the paper in aligned condition to the final position wherethe rollers reengage it, the rollers having been separated from thepaper during this operation as will be hereina fter explained. When thepin 50 descends through the vertical portion of the slot at 62, then thepins 41 are being withdrawn from the paper. When the pin 50 travelsthrough that portion of the slot designated 63, the pinsand pin frameare being restored to theinitial position which is engaged by the pin50, gettingto the position 58.

Turning to the pin frame, it will be observed that it consists of aU-shaped member 64 and that on one side of one of the parallel membersof the U frame is mounted the pin 41. There are two of these frames fortwo pins, but the number of pins is immaterial, although I prefer twopins to fit in the file punch holes normally found in register sheets.The forward end of the frame is pro vided with a slot 65 in which islocated the transverse shaft 66. Retaining washers 67 prevent lateralmovement of the frame members 52. The frame members with the pins arecaused to reciprocate by reason of the connection of the pitman 49 tothe arm 51 of the frame. The inside of the free portion of the U member68 which carries the pin 41 rides on the top of the shaft 37 in the slot40 in the lower roller.

In Figure 9 the pins are shown just in the position when they have beenwithdrawn from the holes in the paper and the paper sheets have beenreclamped by the rollers.

The plate 56 is returned to its initial position when moved by the pin50 due to the fact that a spring 69 connected thereto as at 70 e andwhich has its other end at 71 connected to the plate 45.

A Method of operation Assuming the sheets have just been written uponand are therefore clamped at their forward end by the rollers. andassuming that the handle is in the position at rest against the handlestop. the operation of this mechanism isas follows.

As the handle rotates the gears 33. 34, 36 and 38 will rotate due to theacti ati on thereby from the shaft 21, thus ejecting the sheets untilthe sheets are within approximatelv inch ofthe end of their movement atwhich time the high points of the cams on the shaft 21 of the handle gobeneath the levers liftino them and se arating the rollers so that thesheets are no longer actuated by the rollers. At this moment the pinparts come into operation. The parts are in the position shown in dottedlines in Figure 9 with the pins just beneath the holes in the paperabout inchto the rear of the rollers. The 50 is in the positiondesignated 58. At the begi-n-- ning of the stroke the pin and parts werein turn,

aligning operation and pin insertion opera the position as shown inFigure 9, but by this time they have returned to the position shown indotted lines. As the handle continues to due to the fact that the pinframe and its associated parts are actuated throughthe pitmen 49',plates 4E7, shaft ll and gears 42 and 43,-the'pin 50 travels upwardlyon'the face 60 of the cam 55, elevating the, pins and pin frame, pushingthe pins into the'holes in the paper toalign the paper sheets. This tioniscompleted when the pin 50' gets to the top of the cam 55 on thehorizontal top 'por-' tion 61. It then travels forwardly on 61 at whichtime the pins are in the paper and serve to move'the sheets forwardly inaligned con-v dition until the pin 50 gets over the vertical slot 62 atwhiohtime thepins are in their forthen drop down .to the positionshownin full wardmost position between the rollers. .They

lines in Figure 9. and justpriorthereto the high points of the cams onthe sha ft 21 which have held the levers 23 elevated and have :held

i the'upper roller also elevated cometoan end prehend within myplurality of sheets and lowerejecting said rollers from said handleshaft, means to means on said: handle shaft to operate and spreadingmeans durand allow the upper roller to drop with its arms 23, thusreclamping-the paper and holding the paper in-aligned position for thewriting operation, In Figure '12, the parts are'shown just before thefinal movement p w periodt 1e pins are;

which permits this operation. 1

It will be understood that I desire .to cominvention such modificationsas may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions i and uses.-Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim as new anddesireto secure by Letters Patent, is 3 1. In an autographic registerhaving a with spaced perforations, an actuatinghandle,'a handle shaft,upper rollers,

spread said rollers,

ing a predetermlned interval, a-pin frame adaptedto reciprocatepins'mounted thereon,

means actuated by said handle shaftto reciprocate said pin frame andmoving said and means carried operating handle,

frame and pins with said paper forwardly to move'said paper to finalaligned position, g on the register engaging with said pin frame formoving the pins'into engagement with the paper sheets, moving the sheetsforwardly v to clamplng position, I

withdrawing the pins and restoring the pins and theyframe to the initialposition for another operation of alignment;

' 2. In an autographic registerhaving a plurality of sheets with spacedperforations, an

rollers geared together and geared to the;

shaft operated by the handle gearing for the sheets from; the; pins,

means to operate a shaft, a pair of ejecting p that purpose,

interconnecting said-i and ol rs, oams-mountedomsei haftiadapted tliftoll. spreading arms,v said r l asp ading varms pivotally mounted-onthe'register and extending betweenthe' rollers, a second shaft parallelto the. 'handle shaft, gearing connecting said shafts, levers on theend'cof' sa d second shaft, 'pitmen,.connected thera frames r connected:thereto on the: free ,ends

thereof, meansito support; said framesatone end, means on said framesfor, reciprocating in grooves n one 2 of said rollers to support the,other vend ofj Stud, frames, pins mounted on saidfral'lies toreciprocate in said grooves, means to 7 support a; movable cam member,

said means. having a slot around said cam toon the endsv thereof,reciprocating pin 7 o f rm ac mslot ap a epl otally'm unt d on s n ns o'e ry n ing means to maintain said cam in-its 1nor mlll POSltIOD, and

whereby as the move'the pin frame: and pins upwardly for clampingposition, downwardly to: remove tot e initial starting, position inssingle i e yyiel i r a rea w rd y Cy le. f pere o y id r 11 sp edin fiamY 0P '&tin'"to spreads-the rollers during the pell rymo ingit e pap r,fow rdl yend e being withdrawnqfrom the paper g 1 i In an autograplneregister, a

handle; shaft, ;a,.pair org-ejecting.rollers,.one I of 1which s. movableaway fromthe. other operating roller spreading arms, said rollerspreadingarms parallel to 'thej handle shaft, gearingconnect;

said second shaft, reciprocating pin frame members connected top-therespective pitmen, a transverse member workingin slots in said .,frame'.members folr s'upf f reciprocatingp1 of saicl's af or gearing to, drivesaid rollers from said I toponnect the rollers. to one another to turn"together, cams: on either, end

located between saidrollerS' to I and pivoted onsaid register,=asecond'shaft 1 y 11o ng sha tsy pe e :p op r d yi portingoneiendthereof, an arm depending u shapedends forsai d nected to said pitman,

a pin mounted fonfthe,

pin frame member's,-

outsideof the freeport'on oftheU-shaped from each ofsaid pi;11fra1nemembers-cone members; of thegpinframes, the-under side of saidarms being supported on the lower. roller shaft of the lower roller inslots 7 said rollers, a third shaft parallel to the hani dle shaft,plates carrled therebyihaving' cam slots, a cam carried on a cam plateprojecting intosaid cam slot, said camrpl'ate being ivotally' mounted onplate, yielding means for maintainingsaid plate in normal position, apin oni each 0 said first mentioned f me said pitmen and pinframesWorking in said camqslots, said cam slots being so arranged that the pinframes-and pins will be moved in a rectangular path'substantially forsuccessive operations of the pins, entering the paper sheets, moving thesheets forwardly, withdrawing from the sheets and returning to initialposition.

4. In an autographic register having a plurality of sheets with spacedperforations, a handle, a removable stop therefor, a handle shaft, amaster gear thereon, upper andlower ejecting rollers having groovestherein, gearing on said rollers, gearing between said roll ers and saidmaster gear for operating it, a pair of spaced pin frame membersconsisting of a horizontally disposed portion, one end of which containsa slot'and the otherend of which contains a U-shaped member horizontallydisposed, the upper arm of the U- shaed member resting on the lowerroller sha tina groove therein, a pin mounted. on the upper arm of saidU-shaped member adaptedto reciprocate in the groove, depending arms fromthe under sides of said U shaped members, arch shaped pitmen pivotallyconnected thereto, theother end of said pitmen being connected toplates, a common shaft on which said plates are mounted, gearing'tooperate said shaft from the handle shaft, a third shaft, spaced platescarried on the handle shaft and the third shaft, said plates having camslots therein, a pin on each of said itmen at the pivotal point ofconnection with the pitman toethe depending arms of the pin frames, saidpins working in said cam slots, a cam projecting in each of said camslots, a plate carrying said cam pivotally mounted on said firstmentioned plate, yielding means for maintaining said cams innorinalposition, said cams consisting of'rectangular portions with adepending finger at one end, spaced cams on said handle shaft havinghigh points, roller spreading arms on either side of said registerpivoted thereon having upwardly and forwardly projecting fingersinserted between the rollers and adapted to be operated by said lastmentioned camson the handle shaft, whereby in a single revolution of thehandle the sheets will be ejected to a predetermined point at which timethe rollers will be spread, the pins inserted, the sheets pulledforwardly by the pins to a point between the rollers, the pins withdrawnand thesheets reengaged by the rollers.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

' GEORGE J. NETH.

